In all seriousness, I think the Eagles have some very good matchups in there favor. Brian Westbrook should get free against the Panther linebacking corp. The Eagles problem on defense is run D, which ironically is facing the Panthers weakness, run O. I think the Eagles win, if Sheppard and Brown contain Smith. Stop him, and you beat the Panthers.

Depends on which Carolina team shows up. If the good one does, Philly is in for a long one. If the bad one does, ruh oh.

Like the Bears, I think QB is the make or break ingredient for the Panthers. If Delhomme does well they're still one of the best in the NFC, if he plays crappy they're in trouble. That defense has to play better as well. I mean Rucker, Jenkins, and Peppers on the DL, come on now, and with Minter, Lucas, and Marshall in the secondary.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

In all seriousness, I think the Eagles have some very good matchups in there favor. Brian Westbrook should get free against the Panther linebacking corp. The Eagles problem on defense is run D, which ironically is facing the Panthers weakness, run O. I think the Eagles win, if Sheppard and Brown contain Smith. Stop him, and you beat the Panthers.

Seriously, I'm starting to wonder if John Fox isn't just a tad overrated. He had one great year, one good year and a couple of years where his teams did not play up to their talent level. They have no business missing the playoffs this year. Not in this conference.